Within Emmanuel’s School of Humanities & Social Sciences, you will learn to synthesize multifaceted and interrelated concepts and develop a deep understanding of the world’s cultural, political and social complexities. Programs in the arts, humanities and social sciences prepare you for success by challenging you to consider things you know about the human experience in new ways, and ask the critical questions of our time including, “What kind of world do we want to live in?”
Motion graphics can illustrate complex ideas in a way still images cannot. And with the clutter of advertisements and information across all types of media, how are business using animation to enhance their marketing strategies and help their messaging stand out?
In this course, you will build on fundamentals of design while exploring facets of time-based media such as concept building, story boarding and problem solving, while investigating type, image, sequence, scale, contrast, movement, rhythm and balance. You will focus on the dynamic communication of visual systems of information with an emphasis on audience and purpose.
We live in an unprecedented era, where consumers communicate with brands the same way they communicate with friends and family—and with so many options to choose from, what a company stands for and how it interacts with consumers is as important as the product or service it sells. Social media has led the charge in revolutionizing the way we relate to one another.
From the positive (brand transparency and shared social values) to the negative (effects on body image and the depiction of an unattainable lifestyle), you will study the effects, in theory and practice, of “new media” on contemporary society.
Uncover the power of literature as a vehicle for cross-cultural exploration, a tool for deepening empathy, and an ethical mode of discovery. In this course, you will explore literature that emerges from, delves into, or resonates with the vibrant, highly politicized "hot spot" borders that define our world, diving into the captivating realm of borders, national identities, and transnationalism.
We're setting our compass for the borders between the U.S. and Mexico, the complex dynamics of Palestine and Israel, the shared history of India and Pakistan, the cultural tapestry of Tibet and China, and the intertwined stories of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Through a mix of novels, short stories, poetry, and compelling non-fiction, you'll be introduced to the major themes in transnational literary studies.
